Summary
Joseph Willie Kennedy was convicted in federal district court of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, with aiding and abetting charges under 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. On August 3, 2016, President Barack Obama commuted Kennedy's sentence.
Grant timeline
Clemency record
Commutation · August 3, 2016
Granted by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2
Counts of conviction
- Offense — Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, aiding and abetting, 21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (21 U.S.C. § 846 and 18 U.S.C. § 2)